Cisco Ethernet Switches vs Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Extreme are both solutions in the Ethernet Switches category. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Extreme users who would recommend it.

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96% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches and Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Ethernet Switches

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

134

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Average Rating

7.0

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Featured Reviews

Ronald Van Rees

Business Owner at Vareza

Offers a power stacking feature and enhances port speed with impressive stability

The vendor is presently working with large digital network architectures and additional software, as it is now willing to become a software-focused company instead of a hardware one. Cisco Ethernet Switches presently provide two options, either the user can utilize the basic features or the advanced software. Previously, advanced features were included in the basic package, but now they are provided as add-ons that need to be purchased separately for an extensive period of three or five years. As part of the advanced features in the solution, there is Digital Network Architecture (DNA) that provides insights, multiple dashboards and monitoring capabilities over Nexus and Catalyst switches from Cisco. Sometimes, customers need to buy features for Cisco Ethernet Switches that they do not require or use. The basic switches like the C1000 from the vendor don't have the DNA feature, but advanced version switches like Cisco Ethernet Switches have made the add-on purchases mandatory to avail certain features, which makes it difficult for several users.

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LauriLaanenurm

Network and Security Engineer at Datafox OÜ

Good for networking large buildings, but there are problems with failing parts and the price should be lowered

I have experience with many vendors including Aruba, Juniper, and Cisco Meraki. These days, we primarily sell switches from HPE, Aruba, and Cisco. There is not much difference in the features between these switches and the one from Enterasys. It is only the command set that is different. Aruba is the easiest switch to configure. The access list should be different on Enterasys switches, compared to other vendors.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"DNA Center is very interesting in automating the setup and monitoring as with each occurrence it gets easier to troubleshoot and provides an impression about what could be the problem."

"This is a great solution for network switching and security."

"The features that I have found most valuable are that it is easy to use and it has good technical support."

"Cisco Ethernet Switches is stable and robust."

"This product is widely available and the warranty is very good."

"Being able to deal with multiple VLANs to segment the network logically is the biggest feature for us. The management of these switches is okay for us. These switches work very well, and they meet our needs."

"For me, the initial setup was easy and straightforward, but for some of our customers who are not as familiar with networking, it can be complicated."

"These switches are both stable and scalable."

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"Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."

"This is a big telco switch with six slots."

Cons

"They need to offer free replacements until the end of life for devices."

"You have to be Cisco-certified to work on Cisco products, so we can't get into Cisco to do even basic configurations."

"One area for improvement could be integrating a single dashboard for both wired and wireless networks."

"Firewall features should be pre-enabled in Cisco Ethernet switches."

"The solution's reliability should be improved."

"Technical support in India needs to be improved."

"An area for improvement in Cisco Ethernet Switches is its command-line interface. It works differently than expected if you want to do some implementation. However, it works if it's a simple integration."

"The price could be better."

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"Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance."

"The initial setup could be made simpler."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Cisco offers annual and three-year license options."

"Cisco Ethernet Switches are expensive, and you have to pay for a warranty and technical support."

"The price of this solution is good."

"The equipment might be more expensive, but when you take total ownership of the configuration, maintenance, and analysis, then it's a large benefit. Sometimes customers see only the first cost of the switches and don't look any further. This is a weak point of Cisco."

"In addition to the fees being high, you pay for support which is also on the higher side."

"Pricing for this product is high but the cost is worth it if you can afford it."

"Not inexpensive. Price will vary widely depending on the chosen product and size of the deployment."

"Cisco now has more products that are priced for small businesses, so they do have some cheaper models."

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"These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."

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Comparison Review

it_user82779

Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Jan 29, 2014

Benefits of Juniper vs Cisco

Both are decent products. I prefer Juniper for the following reasons: 1) Cleaner separation of data plane from control plane. Higher end Cisco devices are better at this but most of the lower end products still seem to be more integrated than I like. 2) The Hierarchical config design means I can…

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Questions from the Community

Would you recommend replacing a Cisco Catalyst Switch by a D-link one?

Hello Mesfin It depends on the real scenario, the cisco 2960 is a very good device and they usually have routing functions but there are many different models within the same 2960 line, and on the ...

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Which would you choose - Fortinet Fortiswitch secure access or Cisco Ethernet Switches?

We researched Cisco but ultimately chose Fortinet FortiSwitch Secure Access, mostly because of the price. Fortinet FortiSwitch is an ethernet switch solution that provides security and performance...

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In terms of ethernet switches, would you go with Cisco or Juniper?

Our organization ran comparison tests to determine whether Cisco or Juniper Ethernet switches were the better fit for us. We decided to go with Juniper. Juniper ethernet switches are a lesser-known...

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Overview

Cisco Ethernet Switches scale to meet the needs of networks of all sizes. They are Secure, Reliable and Seamless.

Enterasys Ethernet Switches S-Series delivers a powerful combination of Terabit-class performance along with granular visibility and control over users, services, and applications, voice and video, virtualization, and cloud computing. Enterasys S-Series, through a combination of management automation, a robust and highly resilient distributed architecture, built-in security, and flexible power configurations specifically designed. Enterasys S-Series delivers both the comprehensive functionality and configuration flexibility to be deployed as a premium high-density network edge access device, high performance distribution layer switch, resilient enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, high-end storage switch and as a data center virtualization solution.

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